Through the looking glass and what Alice found there

Wool and Water

‘It must come sometimes to “jam do-day,”’Alice objected.

‘No, it can’t,’ said the Queen. ‘It’s jam every other day: to-day isn’t any other day, you know.’ ‘I don’t understand you,’ said Alice. ‘It’s dreadfully con fusing!’ ‘That’s the effect of living backwards,’ theQueen said kindly: ‘it always makes one a little giddy at first -- ‘Living backwards!’ Alice repeated in great astonish ment. ‘I never heard of such a thing!’ ‘— but there’s one great advantage in it, that one’s memory works both ways.’ ‘I’m sure mine only works one way.’ Alice remarked. ‘I can’t remember things before they happen.’ ‘It’s a poor sort of memory that only works backwards,’ the Queen remarked. ‘What sort of things do you remember best?’ Alice ven tured to ask. ‘Oh, things that happened the week after next,’ the Queen replied in a careless tone. ‘For instance, now,’ she went on, sticking a large piece of plaster [band-aid] on her

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